Name: ______________________

Grade 8 Science and Technology

10 Different Forms of Energy
1. Read page 395- 400 in your textbook.
2. Complete the following table.
ENERGY
NAME

DECSRIPTION
Stored energy as a
result of deformation of
an elastic object.
Stored energy. Energy
an object possesses
because of its position
above a surface.
Moving energy.

Energy that allows us to

see objects around us

EXAMPLE

Diagram

Energy carried by
electrons traveling
through a wire
Energy stored in the
force of 2 magnets
attraction towards one
another
Energy content of a
system related to
heating effects, e.g.
temperature increase or
decrease
Energy that is released
during a chemical
reaction
Energy contained by the
nucleus of atoms

Energy produced when

mater vibrates